| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is hacked by Frank Yerby - foul #1 on Frank Yerby, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:32 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington's floater is tipped away by Frank Yerby | 37-38 |
| 19:31 | VCU | Donald Potvin snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Donald Potvin drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bob Dowd | 39-38 |
| 18:54 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington can't finish the layup | 39-38 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | Michael McNish snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 18:26 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Follmer | 39-40 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Bob Dowd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Follmer - foul #1 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington, Ronald Follmer | |
| 18:07 | VCU | Bob Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Bob Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:51 | South Alabama | David Hein is denied on a dunk by Bob Dowd | 41-40 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Bob Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:27 | VCU | Bob Dowd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Merle Little | 43-40 |
| 17:11 | South Alabama | David Thomas can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 17:11 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:11 | South Alabama | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:11 | VCU | Merle Little grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Merle Little knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 16:48 | South Alabama | David Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 16:47 | VCU | The rebound goes to Perry Johnson | 45-41 |
| 16:22 | VCU | David Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Potvin - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Robert Lee, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Merle Little | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Joshua Craft (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| 16:04 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Darlington - foul #2 on Jimmy Darlington, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Damato (PG) Donald Potvin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 16:04 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:47 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 15:46 | VCU | The rebound goes to Frank Yerby | 47-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Leonard Damato (fresh) SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Craft (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | VCU | Frank Yerby is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 15:27 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:09 | South Alabama | Richard Ono knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jimmy Darlington and he's hacked by Bob Dowd - foul #2 on Bob Dowd, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Calvin Haas (C) Leonard Damato, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Marvin Kurz (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 15:09 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:09 | VCU | The rebound goes to Eddie Montejano | 47-43 |
| 14:45 | VCU | Frank Yerby connects on the open shot from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Haas | 49-43 |
| 14:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Calvin Haas - foul #4 on Calvin Haas, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Merle Little (C) Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), David Hein (SF) Richard Ono, Joshua Craft | |
| 14:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Donald Potvin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 14:16 | South Alabama | Frank Neal drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Thomas | 49-47 |
| 13:58 | VCU | Steven Trinh's floater is tipped away by Ronald Follmer | 49-47 |
| 13:56 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:49 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Yerby (PF) Donald Potvin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Keith Fisher (PF) Frank Neal, Marvin Kurz | |
| 13:26 | VCU | Merle Little misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael McNish - foul #2 on Michael McNish, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG) Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) David Thomas, David Hein, Ronald Follmer | |
| 13:26 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Merle Little misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Steven Trinh snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Robert Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Gary - foul #2 on Patrick Gary, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) Patrick Gary | |
| 13:13 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes loses the dribble to Robert Lee | 53-47 |
| 12:53 | VCU | Thomas Lange is hacked by Michael McNish in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael McNish, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Merle Little | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Craft (C) Jimmy Darlington | |
| 12:36 | VCU | Eddie Montejano banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Lee | 55-47 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 12:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Lange | 55-47 |
| 11:47 | VCU | Frank Yerby is hacked by Keith Fisher - foul #1 on Keith Fisher, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Merle Little (SG), Steven Trinh (C) Robert Lee, Thomas Lange, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), David Hein (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Marvin Kurz (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Keith Fisher, Joshua Craft | |
| 11:47 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:47 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:47 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Merle Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Yerby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Trinh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Neal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Hein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Kurz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Trinh - foul #3 on Steven Trinh, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Perry Johnson (SF) Eddie Montejano | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Perry Johnson travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Bob Dowd (C) Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:52 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz is hacked by Bob Dowd - foul #3 on Bob Dowd, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer (C) Jimmy Darlington | |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Potvin - foul #1 on Donald Potvin, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Frank Yerby (PF) Merle Little, Steven Trinh | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Gary Haynes (SF) David Thomas, David Hein | |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:15 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-51 |
| 10:14 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 10:10 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Patrick Gary | 56-53 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Thomas Lange loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF) Perry Johnson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Joshua Craft (PF) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal, Marvin Kurz | |
| 09:50 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is hacked by Thomas Lange - foul #2 on Thomas Lange, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG) Donald Potvin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Keith Fisher (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Gary Haynes, Ronald Follmer | |
| 09:50 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:50 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Joshua Craft steals it from Frank Yerby | 56-55 |
| 09:21 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington is whistled for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (SG), Steven Trinh (C) Thomas Lange, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), David Hein (SF) Michael McNish, Joshua Craft | |
| 09:18 | VCU | Keith Fisher is called for the reach on Robert Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Fisher, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 09:18 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:18 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:02 | South Alabama | David Hein knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Ono | 58-58 |
| 09:00 | VCU | David Hein is called for the reach on Merle Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hein, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Marvin Kurz (C) Richard Ono, Keith Fisher | |
| 09:00 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:00 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:38 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-58 |
| 08:36 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Robert Lee blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Marvin Kurz - foul #3 on Marvin Kurz, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Perry Johnson (SF), Bob Dowd (C) Merle Little, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Joshua Craft (SF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, David Hein, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 08:14 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Robert Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:14 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:46 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Follmer | 61-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Craft (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Kurz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | VCU | The short jumper by Steven Trinh is denied by Joshua Craft | 61-63 |
| 07:25 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 07:19 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Gary | 61-65 |
| 07:15 | VCU | Perry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Keith Fisher (PF) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal, Joshua Craft, Marvin Kurz | |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Calvin Haas - foul #5 on Calvin Haas, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Bob Dowd (C) Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Keith Fisher picks off the pass by Bob Dowd | 61-66 |
| 06:39 | South Alabama | Richard Ono clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Bob Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Bob Dowd knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Potvin | 63-66 |
| 06:10 | South Alabama | The short jumper by Ronald Follmer is denied by Bob Dowd | 63-66 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Bob Dowd pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:04 | VCU | Frank Yerby is hacked by Keith Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Fisher, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Damato (PG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Merle Little (C) Donald Potvin, Perry Johnson, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), David Hein (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Ronald Follmer | |
| 06:04 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:04 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:40 | South Alabama | The short jumper by Keith Fisher is denied by Merle Little | 65-66 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Thomas Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Frank Yerby clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to David Hein | 65-66 |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher loses the dribble to Thomas Lange | 65-66 |
| 05:09 | VCU | David Hein steals the ball from Eddie Montejano in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 05:04 | South Alabama | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 05:02 | VCU | Thomas Lange gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Frank Yerby drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eddie Montejano | 68-66 |
| 04:21 | South Alabama | Richard Ono hits a 3 from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Merle Little is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ono - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Steven Trinh (PF) Leonard Damato, Thomas Lange, Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Joshua Craft (C) Richard Ono, David Thomas, David Hein, Jimmy Darlington, Keith Fisher | |
| 04:19 | VCU | Merle Little misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:08 | South Alabama | Michael McNish knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Frank Neal | 69-72 |
| 03:48 | VCU | Eddie Montejano hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Lee | 72-72 |
| 03:26 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft is whistled for traveling | 72-72 |
| Subs | VCU | Perry Johnson (SF), Bob Dowd (C) Eddie Montejano, Merle Little | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Frank Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Craft (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | VCU | Bob Dowd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 03:11 | VCU | Steven Trinh misses the tip | 72-72 |
| 03:10 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 03:03 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Craft | 72-74 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Bob Dowd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Michael McNish snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Ronald Follmer (C) Frank Neal, Joshua Craft | |
| 02:21 | South Alabama | Richard Ono's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (C) Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| 02:19 | VCU | Donald Potvin is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Follmer - foul #2 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #13 | 72-74 |
| 02:19 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:19 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:19 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 73-74 |
| 02:00 | South Alabama | Michael McNish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Merle Little | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) David Hein, Marvin Kurz | |
| 01:43 | VCU | Frank Yerby hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 73-74 |
| 01:41 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-74 |
| 01:20 | VCU | Eddie Montejano can't finish the uncontested layup | 73-74 |
| 01:18 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Yerby | 73-74 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Donald Potvin can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 73-74 |
| 00:56 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington grabs the board | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-74 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Eddie Montejano banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Frank Yerby | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Haynes and he's fouled by Donald Potvin - foul #2 on Donald Potvin, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:24 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Thomas Lange drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Potvin | 78-77 |
| 00:06 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer blows the layup | 78-77 |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Michael McNish tips it home | 78-79 |
| 00:04 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Donald Potvin hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-79 |